NHL Owner Slams and Accuses the New York Rangers of Tampering, Prompting Rangers to Escalate Matter to the NHL
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Michael Andlauer, owner of the Ottawa Senators, is angry over what he insists in "soft-tampering" by the New York Rangers with Sens captain Brady Tkachuk
There have been a few issues raised with the trade of Jacob Trouba with analysts saying NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will likely be forced to act.
Now, another has been raised, this time by the owner of the Ottawa Senators, who told TSN's Pierre LeBrun he is "angry" and "frustrated."
Jacob Trouba was recently traded to the Anaheim Ducks in a move he said included threats of going on waivers if he wouldn't waive his no-trade clause.
In the midst of what was happening with Jacob Trouba, an article appeared in the New York Post saying the Rangers were doing what they could to land Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk.
According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, that has Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer upset.
"He called it 'soft-tampering', quote-unquote twice during this interview as far as he considers something the league should be cracking down on ," said TSN's Pierre LeBrun from the NHL's Board of Governors meeting currently taking place. "It's the third time since he became owner of the Ottawa Senators that they've had to put out a fire concerning rumours around Brady Tkachuk and other teams being interested in him."
Michael Andlauer told TSN the Ottawa Senators have not spoken to one single team in the NHL about a possible Brady Tkachuk trade, adding their captain will be their captain for a long time.
The New York Rangers have already responded to Andlauer's accusations, calling them "irresponsible" and referring the quote to the NHL Commissioner's office.
The Trouba trade resulted in a tense couple of days for the league and its players and some started to worry that their no-trade clauses were now meaningless given what happened with the defenseman. That tension is likely to ramp up again with the statement from Michael Andlauer.
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